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"The Honeymooners," which History reports first graced TV screens way back in 1951 as a sketch on Jackie Gleason's "Cavalcade of Stars," is still being aired on broadcast TV in some markets, making it one of the most durable shows to come out of the 1950s. This show began as a Chicago-based radio program before it was adapted for television in 1947. Disney Channel also emerged as Nickelodeons main rival. Cooney found her man in Jim Henson, a soft . Instead the Cattanooga Cats band was featured in between animated segments likeAround the World in 79 DaysandIts the Wolf!. Thirty-nine episodes in all were produced. On the show, he along with niece Nicky and nephew Damon went out on different adventures together. I loved Sesame Street and The Muppets Show, because they involved puppets and real people. Retrieved 2021-07-06. A dog with a speech impediment following four teenagers who solve seemingly supernatural mysteries doesnotsound like the sort of thing that would make for a television classic. ABC said this wasnota tie-in to Mattels toys of the same name, but all we know is that when the show is focused on the Hot Wheels Racing Club, were gonna have to say that they werent being honest. The brainchild of Bill Cosby before well, you know . Like Buffalo Bob on Howdy Doody, Bozo would interact with kids in the studio. Lets take a look at these 10 of the best 1950s childrens TV shows that changed the world! This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total. | They take him home and have to try to hide his existence from everyone. | This is the story of our new journey to the center of the Earth!. Keep reading; you will). Your email address will not be published. The premise of this childrens favorite follows two people: one called Tonto and the other called The Lone Ranger. Animation, Comedy, Crime, TV-G Co-creator of the show is Jay Ward, who would createThe Rocky and Bullwinkle Show. A Acrobat Ranch Adventure Time (1958 TV series) The Adventures of Champion (TV series) Andy's Gang Featuring timeless characters such as Elmo, Big Bird, The Cookie Monster, and Mr. Snuffleupagus, Sesame Street is one of the few shows from this time that still airs today, currently in its 45th season. Making it easier to do so is the fact that when his golden wristbands are brought together, he becomes the oh-so-powerful Samson and his dog becomes a lion. Childrens television proves influential for every generation. Equipped with his hippo hurricane power, Peter can let out big blasts of air, which he frequently has to do as he and his buddy, a monkey named So-So, take their hot air balloon to different places. Anabel Prince is a senior at North Cobb and the Copy Editor for The Chant. For a refresher course on many of those shows, please scroll down. Starting in the late 1950s, these Saturday morning cartoon blocks became a hit with children, amassing over 20 million views each week. Our lead chimp the title character worked for a spy agency called A.P.E., which battled the enemy agents of C.H.U.M.P. | The Brady Bunch,Star Trek,Gilligans Island, The Odd CoupleandThe Partridge Family. The Brady Bunch , Star Trek , Gilligan's Island, The Odd Couple and The Partridge Family. This type of programming began in the late 1940s and continued into the late 1970s; some shows continued into the 1990s. Ah, to be young again. Tales of the Riverbank 1960 - 63 Everyone my age growing up in Britain in the 1950s and 60s remembers this programme, the voice of Johnny Morris and the beautiful theme tune - which I now know is Andante in C by Guiliani. Segments of this show also include Dudley Do-Right, Peabodys Improbable History and Fractured Fairy Tales. The show would take on different titles over the years. Brothers Bill, Brett and Mark Hudson made such an impact performing onSonny & Cher that they were given their own series. The munks would continue on different shows, on the big screen and, of course, in music. All Rights Reserved. I watched childrens shows like Buffalo Bill, and they were mostly puppet and cartoon shows. They usually aired in the afternoon, around four oclock. mork and mindy. Years later Brendan Fraserwould play him in a live-action version. Unfortunately it only lasted 13 episodes. Andit had a 12-year run. First TV cartoon to be in colour; historic cartoon history landmark, This page was last edited on 29 June 2022, at 06:35. In its. Their rogues gallery includes The Frog, Harry Gorilla, Professor Shaggy Dog, Rodney Rodent, The Fox, The Great Hambone and Outrageous Cat (Courageous cousin). Stars: Bob Smith, Robert Keeshan, Dayton Allen, Bill LeCornec Votes: 240 9. Broadcast from his garage studio, the program was geared towards children, but kids weren't his only fans. The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. The most common decade Millenials associate with childrens TV is hands-down the 90s. These antagonistic, yet witty characters were extremely popular during the 1950s and most of the 1960s. In many ways, this was credited with being the most faithful TV adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs Tarzan, dealing with many elements from the novels and presenting a Tarzan who was intelligent and far more well-spoken than usually offered up. In two separate episodes, they also randomly met Superman and Wonder Woman. This is a list of animated television series first aired prior to 1960. Hiya, Kids!! Were they reallygoing with this allegory? The plots were minimal; theyd try to train the monkeys to do certain things, but overall the actors dubbing in their voices would improvise dialogue based on what the chimps were doing and how their mouths were moving. There were live chimpanzees playing spies ( Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp) and a family trying to survive. Praised by both critics and educators, and well-remembered by fans . An animated version consisting of 26 episodes aired in 1962. In the 1950s, when most of our grandparents were children, they most likely would have watched shows like The Adventures of Superman, Howdy Doody, and The Cisco Kid, which usually aired on Saturday mornings. This hour-long show was split in two, dealing with the ultra-powerful ant of the title and the superspy squirrel. Romper Room Enterprises/Kobal/Shutterstock. But the plan backfired, sealing the entrance forever. Please note that this form cannot be used to reset your Google or Facebook password. The puppet star of Bertie the Bunyip was based on a fantastical beast from aboriginal mythology. An alternative Introduction to BBC Children's Television in the 1950s Also in the 80s, the popularity of the sitcom blew up. | " Riddle Griddle " was a quiz show for kids that had originated on radio, emceed by Clellan Card's former announcer Jimmy Valentine. After many of Cartoon Network 90s shows ended their run, the network attempted to achieve this same magic with the production of shows such as Fosters Home For Imaginary Friends, Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi, My Gym Partners a Monkey, and Class of 3000. It was amazing!. Programming geared towards kids was there from pretty much the beginning of television history, with live-action shows like Howdy Doodyand early animated efforts such asCrusader RabbitandThe Ruff and Ready Show(never heard of em? In any case, he wears a trench coat and works as a detective. Nope, neither do we. List of animated television series of the 1940s and 1950s, "The Tele-Comics (Series) (Vallee Video)", "Lost Baby-boomers Space Cartoon has been found! Great, bendable fun. Created by animation legends William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, this was their first show to use live action wraparounds for the cartoons, featuring costumed characters as a bubblegum rock group. If you were a fan of Golden Age Hollywood, this was a fun opportunity to have some new adventures with The Three Stooges,featuringthe voices of Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Joe DeRita. However, when their ships controls are damaged, they are unable to bring the two of them back to their exact time, so, instead, get involved in one wacky adventure in time after another. In the aftermath ofStar Wars success, Filmation put into production this series based on one of the characters that had inspired George Lucas to create his saga in the first place. 22 min Jennifer Gay Children's TV continuity announcer for the BBC Television Service introducing 1950's Guide to Chidren's Hour. Childrens television programming has become less about entertainment and more about reflecting upon important topics and timely humor throughout history. Brothers Joe and Frank Hardy, along with some of their friends, tour the country as a band and solve mysteries between gigs. Little Rascals 1951 Chester Howard The premise behind this childrens TV show is that there would be a different celebrity guest each week who would make up the soup of the day with Sales as he tried to prank them throughout their lunchtime chat. Closer Weekly is part of the a360media Entertainment Group.Copyright a360media 2023. A good word for the show itself, which was certainly different from anything else on Saturday mornings. "The Space Explorers", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_animated_television_series_of_the_1940s_and_1950s&oldid=1095586623, Mostly an anthology TV series, originally hosted by. Hes also helped by other members of the community. The 1950s saw some of the most innovative and creative children's television shows ever to air on TV. Hopefully anyone who remembers Eddie Murphy dressed head to toe in green and proclaiming, Im Gumby, dammit! onSaturday Night Live, knows that Gumby got his start as a clay animation show from the 1950s that spawned additional shows, a feature film and allthose toys. Popular cartoon series thats a parody of Superman with Wally Cox voicing both the title character and his alter-ego, Shoeshine Boy. Starting in the late 1950's, these Saturday morning cartoon blocks became a hit with children, amassing over 20 million views each week. Rin Tin Tin had many adventures during this time period; one episode saw him saving a boy from drowning in the river. Best kids' TV shows from the 50s Today, it seems there's hundreds of shows dedicated to kids - Play School to name just one - but back when we were little there wasn't quite as much choice. Here hes voiced by Bud Collyer, who had previously brought the character to vocal life in the Max Fleischer animated theatrical shorts of the 1940s and on the radio show. 1951. F-Troopstars Forrest Tucker andLarry Storch are bumbling supernatural detectives Kong and Eddie Spencer, with Bob Burns as their gorilla pal Tracy. Based on the 1967 feature film, this show follows the the crew of the CMDF (Combined Miniature Defense Force), who are reduced to microscopic size along with a high-tech flying submarine and given 12 hours to accomplish each mission before they grow back to normal size. Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. had the brilliant idea of speeding up the voices of singers on a record, and the result was The Chipmunks, which became a hit and spawned this TV show featuring Alvin, Simon and Theodore. | It also gave us the famous Spider-Man, Spider-Man, does whatever a spider can theme song, which is gift enough. From Hanna-Barbera. 90 min Disney continued on their strike of success in the late 2000s, when shows such as The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, Hannah Montana, Phineas & Ferb, and Wizards of Waverly Place started their run. Twenty-six episodes were produced. We won't post to any of your accounts without asking first. KNBH. In 1970, Universal Pictures released a big screen version. Once original shows started being produced, we were given a number of talking animal shows featuring singing dogs (Huckleberry Hound), gun-slinging horses (Quick Draw McGraw), a picnic-stealing bear (Yogi Bear) and a conniving cat (Top Cat). I was mostly outside because I lived in Florida, and the weather was beautiful and I always had something to do. Oftentimes, despite parents disbelief, most of these memories include sitting down with a Lunchables meal and watching TV shows. The television programs typically aired in the weekday mornings before school or afternoons after school, as well as on weekends (to a lesser degree). From 1953 through 1957 CBS ran a children's show that Bill Gates calls "The First Interactive Television Show" and it really was. Kids today couldnt possibly remember what this was like, but can you recall the days each Fall when the three networks ABC, CBS and NBC would premiere their new Saturday morning schedules? Fantastic, who can stretch his body), Sue Richards (the Invisible Girl), Johnny Storm (the Human Torch) and Ben Grimm (the rock-covered Thing). 30 min Underdog popped pills. Hes accompanied by Jan and Jace as his sidekicks, along with their pet monkey, Blip. Produced in Japan, this show ran on ABC Saturday mornings for 26 episodes. How much is that gorilla in the window? This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. As fans said goodbye to their favorite shows, new programming didnt sit well with them. One of the first shows geared specifically for kids, it enjoyed an extraordinary run of 13 seasons. Together they take on all sorts of villains. What's on TV & Streaming Top 250 TV Shows Most Popular TV Shows Browse TV Shows by Genre TV News India TV Spotlight. Animation, Comedy, Family, TV-Y7 More or less a variety show for Saturday mornings, it presented short scripted adventures in every episode. Closer Weekly has affiliate partnerships so we may receive compensation for some links to products and services. But then, finally, we would be in front of the TV, probably still in PJs, armed with breakfast cereal and ready to watch. Family sitcoms such as Full House, The Bill Cosby Show, Diffrent Strokes, Growing Pains, and Family Ties showcased quirky families in everyday situations that families at home could relate to. Accompanied by his sidekick, Karate, Batfink takes on many villains, usually responding to their firing guns at him, Your bullets cannot harm me. Almost all shows had a colorful host who assumed a persona, such as a cowboy/cowgirl, captain/skipper/commodore/admiral, jungle explorer, astronaut, king, princess, clown, sheriff/deputy/trooper, cop, firefighter, hobo/tramp, railroad engineer, magician, "cousin", "grandfather" or "uncle", whose role was not only to be the "DJ" for syndicated material (typically cartoons, although Westerns were more popular earlier on) but also to entertain, often with a live television studio audience of kids, during breaks. It was seen by 7.8 million people on its first airing, more than any DCOM aired before. Weve got nuthin. I spent most of the week watching these shows, at least four hours a day. Sweet Memories: Remembering Popular Candy in the 60s, Newspaper Comic Strips of the 1970s: Groovy Guffaws, 13 Famous 80s TV Commercials That Changed the World, Top 70s Arcade Games: 18 Video Trailblazers, Bermuda Triangle: A Race to Not Disappear, Go for Broke: Be First to Spend a Million. Pufnstuf, a walking and talking dragon. The setting is the Old West and the U.S. Army in the form of foxes in uniform are attempting to capture and (one would assume) kill the two remaining gophers Native American-like running Board and Ruffled Feathers of Gopher Gulch. in the years 1950 to 1959. Animated series featuring Jim Backus's Mr. Magoo character in half-hour adaptations of classic stories for children. Nope, neither can we. One can only imagine what his audition was like. Batman creator Bob Kane came up with this idea about a crime-fighting cat and mouse that in many ways managed to capture the campy feel that would make up the Adam West Batmanseries four years later. From 1966 to 1967 the formula was repeated with A Laurel and Hardy Cartoon and, then, 1967 to 1968 with The Abbott and Costello Cartoon Showfor which Bud Abbott supplied his own voice. Space Ghost is kind of like Batman in space, armed with weapons and flying around in a cool ship. It aintJurassic Park, but its still fun. Chester Howard. One big difference: theyre accompanied by the nervous ghost of a Revolutionary soldier. TV-G Info. This Saturday morning animated showhad Lassie working with the ranger-rescue team The Forest Force, consisting of the Turner family as well as Groucho the owl, Toothless the mountain lion, Musty the skunk (oh, boy), and Robbie the raccoon. Set in the South, the show is pretty much summed up in the title: Dawg (a dog) is the deputy sheriff first in Florida and, then, in Mississippi and Tennessee. But we were not alone. The premise of the show is they are friends who live together, making the house their home away from home.if(typeof ez_ad_units != 'undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'omigods_com-medrectangle-4','ezslot_4',110,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-omigods_com-medrectangle-4-0'); This show was an anthology show that ran from 1958 through 1961 and featured the child star reading stories. Along with walrus friend Chumley, he has different adventures in their home base of the Megapolis Zoo. https://nchschant.com/2566/entertainment/from-the-50s-to-the-oughts-childrens-tv-a-history/#comment-4473. She was a high powered business woman by day, and an eighties rockstar by night. These snippets of life can revolve around either school, sports, the playground, or other activities. And Im sitting here on Capital Hill sorry, cant post the whole thing, that would be a copyright violation. Most nineties cartoons ended their run around 2001/2002, and shortly after, Nickelodeon continued their run as the forerunner in kids TV. Animation, Action, Adventure, TV-G Oh, and TTs favorite expression is, Tennessee Tuxedo will not fail!. Its the Justice League, just gearedreallyyoung. Mighty Mouse cartoons became a staple of children's TV programming for a period of over thirty years, from the 1950s through the 1980s." . Author Tim Hollis documented about 1,400 local children's shows in a 2002 book, Hi There, Boys and Girls![1][2]. ^ Yowp (2012-03-10). Other popular shows of this period included Sesame Street, which premiered in late 1969 but blew up in the 70s. | This list does not include Japanese, Chinese, or Korean series, as children's animation is much more common in these regions. Tonto is a Native American who helps his companion, The Lone Ranger in his quest to bring law and order back to the Old West. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The most-watched television shows, from 1950 to 1959, were: Texaco Star Theatre (1950) Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts (1951) I Love Lucy (1952) I Love Lucy (1953) I Love Lucy (1954) The $64,000 Question (1955) I Love Lucy (1956) Gunsmoke (1957) Gunsmoke (1958) Gunsmoke (1959) TV Shows in 1950 In the end, she realizes that relying on pills was a mistake, with the help of Zack. While cartoons served as the main basis for this block early on, live action television shows began popping up soon after. One difference aboutthisshow is that not only did the Osmonds provide the music, but their voices as well. Accompanied by Wally Whyton (pictured below right) and Muriel Young (pictured at left), Willum (who was a proper little know-all) built up quite a following . British actor Jack Wild plays Jimmy, a boy lured to a living island by an enchanted boat, which is being manipulated by Witchiepoo (Billie Hayes), who is desperate to get her hands on a magic flute that is in Jimmys hands. There were live chimpanzees playing spies (Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp) and a family trying to survive among dinosaurs (Land of the Lost). Awards. You cant make this stuff up Well, obviouslytheydid, which, we guess, kind of means youcanmake this stuff up. This is her second LeBron James surpasses all-time scoring leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Rihanna shined bright like a diamond at the Superbowl, The unlikely stardom of Ice Spice and PinkPantheress, Mother-Daughter immigrant relationships in film, Lil Yachty redefines himself with Lets Start Here., From Nirvana to Twenty-One Pilots: a decade after the Tumblr grunge scene, From Knives Out to Gone Girl: The centering of women in the mystery genre, Through thick and thin: Atlanta Uniteds reign. After this, Disney produced more hits such as The Cheetah Girls 2, Camp Rock, Minutemen, and the most watched Disney Channel movie ever, High School Musical 2, a movie that 17.8 million households tuned in to see. Creator Jay Ward was back with Rocky the Flying Squirrel, Bullwinkle J. Moose, Boris Badenov and Natasha Fatale. Sadly, few of these shows legacies continue to live on today. These characters, of course, would be featured in various spin-offs in the decades to come. It's a benefit for the Pavek Musuem of Broadcasting . Throughout the sixties, we were given a number of sci-fi shows imported from Japan as well as one that issuchan obvious influence onThe Lion Kingmany years later. Even Oscar the Grouch cant hate this one. After many centuries, his trail was discovered: first by me, Professor Oliver Lindenbrook, my niece Cindy, student Alec McEwen, our guide Lars and his duck Gertrude. Lidsville(1971 to 1973):Butch Patrick(little Eddie Munster onThe Munsters) plays a kid named Mark, who falls into the hat of Merio the Magician (played by Charles Nelson Reilly) and finds himself in Lidsville, a land of living hats who act the way that humans wearing them would. There were the genuinely funny sitcom-like shows (The Flintstones, The Jetsons) and the subversive work of Jay Ward that usually went right over the kids heads (Rocky the Flying Squirrel and Bullwinkle; Dudley Do-Right, George of the Jungle). Think of it as The Honeymooners, but, you know, set in the Stone Age. Their enemy on the show is Martha Rayes Benita Bizarre. Like many of the Krofft efforts, verysurreal, driving home therealmeaning behind the name of the show. A Saturday morning cartoon that lasted 13 episodes. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The Pink Panther, Inspector Clouseau, the Ant and the Ardvark these were all animated theatrical shorts that were brought together on this show. Same premise astronauts from the past arrive on Earth in the future which is governed by intelligent apes as the feature films. Locally-produced TV shows for kids, which aired in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, will be celebrated tonight at the Heights Theater in Minneapolis. The shows popularity has given birth to nine spin-off series and more animated and live action movies than you can throw a Scooby-Snack at! But we digress. Atoms back up cartoons were Precious Pupp and The Hillbilly Bears, while Secrets were Squiddly Diddly and Winsome Witch. It wasnt until early 2006, when Disney Channels biggest movie to date aired: High School Musical. Three-time heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali goes animated in this series, for which he provided his own voice. 1 9 5 5 - 1 9 6 6 (UK). Among the teams were Dick Dasterdly and Muttley in the Mean Machine, The Gruesome Twosome in a horror-themed car; Penelope Pitstop (the only woman driver on the show) in the Compact Pussycat; The Ant Hill Mob, featuring a group of dwarf gangsters; and Peter Perfect in the Turbo Terrific. The title character is a teenager who accompanies his father, Dr. Benton C. Quest; special agent Race Bannon and Hadji Singh, a Kolkata orphan adopted by Benton Quest on different action-packed journeys. By clicking Sign Up, you agree to our Terms and Conditions and that you have read our Privacy Policy. comes this show starringJoanna Cameronas the resurrected Egyptian princess who goes through life as schoolteacher Andrea Thomas. 5. Then you might like our article on Great 1960s Childrens TV Shows, click here. Our personal favorite? Years later, he would become the host of his own animated/live action hybrid talk show, Space Ghost Coast to Coast. And so, for us, began a desperate race to the Earths core to learn the secret of the way back. This show aired from 1957 to 1987 and featured the puppets and puppetry of Duane Ellett. 1950s American children's television series, 1950s British children's television series, 1950s Canadian children's television series, 1950s preschool education television series, List of children's animated television series of the 1950s, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:1950s_children%27s_television_series&oldid=906128873, 20th-century children's television series, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 13 July 2019, at 20:51. "The Tele-Comics (Series) (Vallee Video)". The 70s was a strange time. Yes, Im only a bill. Hurting the engagement factor of the show is that the animation was solimited that it was really difficult to get involved. Animation producers Hanna-Barbera had hit paydirt with their 1960 primetime cartoon The Flintstones, Seeking a follow-up, the duo decided that they would look to the future in the form of the then-distant 21st century, which resulted inThe Jetsons, a cartoon about Americas first space-age family. Throughout their relatively short career, The Beatles pretty much paved the way for others, and not only in terms of music. We dont even know what to say about the brilliance of this show and the young minds that its educated with a combination of endearing muppets, congenial humans interacting with them, guest stars and various ditties about letters and numbers. Awards. Besides Gumby, the show featured his pony pal Pokey, the Blockheads, etc. Whatever it was called, there was usually a moment when Soupy took a pie to the face. And with The Impossibles, on the outside they seem like a Beatles-like trio, but in reality theyre superheroes Multi Man, Fluid Man and Coil Man. But things got really bizarre from 1972 to 1974 with the spin-off Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space. n/a. The premise of this popular kids program is about cowboy puppet, Howdy Doody and his friends playing games in the Hee Haw set at the back of the theater. 'The Alan Young Show' (1950-1953) Before he became best friends with that talking horse, Mister Ed, Alan Young hosted his own variety show featuring musical guests and comic skits. They only went until about eight oclock. About the frequency in which she watched TV, she said, I didnt watch much TV. Here's What Happened to the Cast of 'The Jetsons', Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Out for a Swim! This would be the lastApesproduction of any sort for 26 years. Cmon, Fabs, what are you waiting for? Werestillwaiting for a DVD or Blu-ray release. This list does not include Japanese, Chinese, or Korean series, as children's animation is much more common in these regions. This premise was all about the brothers Osmond going to different locations around the world in each episode, but finding themselves involved in some adventure or another usually because of the antics of the young Jimmy. Required fields are marked *. Sinbad the Sailor had a son (apparently) and hes the star of this show, sailing the sea with his parrot, Salty (voiced by Mel Blanc) in search of those who need help. The award-winning voice of North Cobb High School in Kennesaw, Georgia. No, notthoseGhostbusters. Uh, okay. 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He finds himself periodically turning into his 12-year-old self (played by Robbie Rist, Cousin Oliver from The Brady Bunch) and back again usually at the most inopportune times. Nowthiswas an awesome Saturday morning series. Kukla, Fran & Ollie. From todays perspective the show is pretty bad, but back then, while in the throes of Beatlemania, all of it was awesome. Theres no need to fear, Underdog is here! I used to watch all the Cartoon Network shows like Courage the Cowardly Dog, Teenage Ninja Turtles, and Teen Titans. Your email address will not be published. | An infamous episode of Saved By the Bell focuses on straight-A student Jesse, and her downward spiral with caffeine pill addiction. Okay, get ready for this one. This category has only the following subcategory. STM Club. Looking back, these shows had a significant impact on the children of the first television generation and helped to shape the medium as it increasingly became a part of our culture. 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